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lighthearted

adj

Etymology

From Middle English lyght hertyd, liȝt-hertid, from light (adjective) + herted, hertid (“having a disposition”, adjective) (equivalent to light + hearted), from the noun herte. See more at light, heart, -ed.

  1. inherited from lyght hertyd

Definitions

  1. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive

    Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.

    • The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.

  2. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave.

    • His lighthearted banjo performance was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.

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Derived

lightheartedly, lightheartedness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at lighthearted. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01lighthearted02enjoyably03enjoyable04pleasant05joking06kidding07light-hearted

A definitional loop anchored at lighthearted. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at lighthearted

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA